The railway arrived in Pau in 1863, but it was not until 1885 that construction of a funicular was first suggested. The decision to construct the line was taken in 1906, and the funicular was brought into service in 1908.[1][2]
The line was closed from 1951 to 1954, and in 1961, for renewal of its equipment. In 1970, it was taken out of service for safety reasons and because of lack of patronage. In 1978 the municipality decided to keep the heritage infrastructure, renovate it and bring it back into service, with the line being made free of fare.[1][2]
Further inspections and renovations took place in 1995, 2006 and 2010. During the latest renovations, changes were made to make the line accessible to persons of reduced mobility. The current cabins date from 1961.[1][2]
Operationedit
The funicular is free to use, and operates from 06:15 to 21:00 on Mondays to Saturday, and in the afternoons on Sundays and public holidays. It is run by the city council, and carries some 500,000 passengers a year, with a monthly peak of 50,000 passengers and a daily average of 1,500 people.[1][2]
The line has the following technical parameters:[1][2][3]
^ abcdef"Pourquoi venir chez nous > Pau mag > Funiculaire" (in French). Pau-Pyrénées Tourisme. Retrieved 2018-10-15.
^ abcdeCèbe, Valerie (2010-05-04). "Le funiculaire de Pau à l'arrêt pendant quatre mois" (in French). La république des Pyrénées. Retrieved 2010-06-03.
^. Lift-World.info. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved February 19, 2007.
External linksedit
Media related to Funiculaire de Pau at Wikimedia Commons
funiculaire, funicular, funicular, railway, city, pyrénées, atlantiques, département, southwestern, france, links, boulevard, pyrénées, level, city, centre, château, railway, station, valley, gave, below, overviewstatusopenownercity, paulocalepau, francestatio. The Funiculaire de Pau or Pau Funicular is a funicular railway in the city of Pau in the Pyrenees Atlantiques departement of southwestern France It links the Boulevard des Pyrenees on the level of the city centre and the Chateau de Pau to Pau railway station in the valley of the Gave de Pau below 1 Funiculaire de PauOverviewStatusOpenOwnerCity of PauLocalePau FranceStations2HistoryOpened1907TechnicalLine length103 m 338 ft Track gauge1 000 mm 3 ft 3 3 8 in Maximum incline30 The railway from belowCars at the passing loopThe upper station at night Contents 1 History 2 Operation 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe railway arrived in Pau in 1863 but it was not until 1885 that construction of a funicular was first suggested The decision to construct the line was taken in 1906 and the funicular was brought into service in 1908 1 2 The line was closed from 1951 to 1954 and in 1961 for renewal of its equipment In 1970 it was taken out of service for safety reasons and because of lack of patronage In 1978 the municipality decided to keep the heritage infrastructure renovate it and bring it back into service with the line being made free of fare 1 2 Further inspections and renovations took place in 1995 2006 and 2010 During the latest renovations changes were made to make the line accessible to persons of reduced mobility The current cabins date from 1961 1 2 Operation editThe funicular is free to use and operates from 06 15 to 21 00 on Mondays to Saturday and in the afternoons on Sundays and public holidays It is run by the city council and carries some 500 000 passengers a year with a monthly peak of 50 000 passengers and a daily average of 1 500 people 1 2 The line has the following technical parameters 1 2 3 Number of cars 2Number of stops 2Configuration Single track with passing loopTrack length 103 metres 338 ft Rise 26 metres 85 ft Maximum gradient 30 Capacity 30 passengers per carFrequency Every 3 minutesMaximum speed 1 5 metres per second 4 9 ft s See also editList of funicular railwaysReferences edit a b c d e f Pourquoi venir chez nous gt Pau mag gt Funiculaire in French Pau Pyrenees Tourisme Retrieved 2018 10 15 a b c d e Cebe Valerie 2010 05 04 Le funiculaire de Pau a l arret pendant quatre mois in French La republique des Pyrenees Retrieved 2010 06 03 Lift Database Pau Lift World info Archived from the original on September 27 2007 Retrieved February 19 2007 External links edit nbsp Media related to Funiculaire de Pau at Wikimedia Commons Pau Tourisme site in French Data and photographs on the Funiculaire de Pau from Lift World43 17 34 43 N 0 22 12 94 W 43 2928972 N 0 3702611 W 43 2928972 0 3702611 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Funiculaire de Pau amp oldid 1053117327, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
